EP 390 | Randy Bachman Master Storyteller on The Guess Who & BTO

Episode Notes

We welcome a long time friend – Canadian music legend Randy Bachman (The Guess Who & BTO)

Once again, I was lucky to be in the right place at the right time and got to experience the lift off of the first Canadian artist to hit #1 in the USA.

Before they became world famous, they were another prairie band trying to get the bosses in Toronto to notice them.

I was at CJME and CKCK in Regina, and over one early 60’s summer, they spent the hot months playing at beach parties and small halls.

One after the other.

Then the hits started to roll, and I ended up going to London, UK, with them, to cover the story.

Except the story was a bust.

 Poorly planned on the London end, they played a couple of tv shows and came home.

Then came These Eyes,  American Woman and fame.

After the Guess Who split up, another set of musicians decided to take the name and run with it, for 13 years.

Legalities carried on for many years, but eventually Randy and Burrton Cummings..the two original guys, got the name back and that’s why the upcoming Guess Who Tour is called the ” taking it back tour.”

Taking it back tour dates

June 8 – Saddledome Calgary

June 10 – Rogers Place, Edmonton

Aug 23 PNE Freedom Mobile Arch

August 25 Memorial Arena Victoria